Franklin Stubbs

Franklin Stubbs, first baseman 1988 stats: .223, 8 HRs, 34 RBIs Where is he now? Stubbs is the batting coach for the triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes, a minor-league affiliate of the Dodgers. What is your most memorable moment from that season? "Jesse Orosco put some black stuff in Gibsons helmet in spring training. Gibson didnt play that day because he said we played around too much. I realized at that time that we had a chance to win. It was in the first week of games at Vero Beach." What went through your mind when Kirk Gibson hit that Game 1 homer? "I still remember Mel Didier saying that if the count was 3-2, Eckersley would throw a backdoor slider. Thats what he said. The main thing was that Mike Davis stole second base because I knew he couldnt run. I said, Here it comes. I didnt think he could get around a fastball but I thought he could get around a slider. I was thinking, We got Game 1. Weve got three more to finish the deal. When youre a little kid, all you dream about is playing in a World Series and winning. You cant explain it." Do you ever wear your World Series ring? "I never wear it because I gave it to my oldest son, but he doesn't know. You've got to pass it on."

Franklin Stubbs, first baseman 1988 stats: .223, 8 HRs, 34 RBIs Where is he now? Stubbs is the batting coach for the triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes, a minor-league affiliate of the Dodgers. What is your most memorable moment from that season? "Jesse Orosco put some black stuff in Gibsons helmet in spring training. Gibson didnt play that day because he said we played around too much. I realized at that time that we had a chance to win. It was in the first week of games at Vero Beach." What went through your mind when Kirk Gibson hit that Game 1 homer? "I still remember Mel Didier saying that if the count was 3-2, Eckersley would throw a backdoor slider. Thats what he said. The main thing was that Mike Davis stole second base because I knew he couldnt run. I said, Here it comes. I didnt think he could get around a fastball but I thought he could get around a slider. I was thinking, We got Game 1. Weve got three more to finish the deal. When youre a little kid, all you dream about is playing in a World Series and winning. You cant explain it." Do you ever wear your World Series ring? "I never wear it because I gave it to my oldest son, but he doesn't know. You've got to pass it on."

Franklin Stubbs, first baseman 1988 stats: .223, 8 HRs, 34 RBIs Where is he now? Stubbs is the batting coach for the triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes, a minor-league affiliate of the Dodgers. What is your most memorable moment from that season? "Jesse Orosco put some black stuff in Gibsons helmet in spring training. Gibson didnt play that day because he said we played around too much. I realized at that time that we had a chance to win. It was in the first week of games at Vero Beach." What went through your mind when Kirk Gibson hit that Game 1 homer? "I still remember Mel Didier saying that if the count was 3-2, Eckersley would throw a backdoor slider. Thats what he said. The main thing was that Mike Davis stole second base because I knew he couldnt run. I said, Here it comes. I didnt think he could get around a fastball but I thought he could get around a slider. I was thinking, We got Game 1. Weve got three more to finish the deal. When youre a little kid, all you dream about is playing in a World Series and winning. You cant explain it." Do you ever wear your World Series ring? "I never wear it because I gave it to my oldest son, but he doesn't know. You've got to pass it on."